With 35 million copies in print, in 35 languages, the first three Harry Potter books have earned $ 480 million in three years. And that was just the warm-up. With a first printing of 5.3 million copies and advance orders topping 1.8 million, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, promises to break every bookselling-record in the book.

　　Why is Harry so hot?

　　There is plenty for children and grown-ups to enjoy in Rowling's books, starting with their language. Her prose may be unadorned（朴实的）, but her way of naming people and things shows an original talent.

　　The best Writers remember what it is like to be a child with surprising intensity（强烈）. Time and time again, Rowling describes just how defenseless（无助的）even the bravest children often feel. Near the end of the second book Dumbledore, the wise and protective headmaster, is banished（赶走）from Hogwarts. This frightens Harry and his schoolmates--“With Dumbledore gone, fear had spread as never before”--and it frightened me. And in all of Rowling's books there runs an undercurrent（隐藏的情绪）of sadness and loss. In the first book Harry stares into the Mirror of Erised, which shows the viewer his or her utmost desires. Harry sees his dead parents. “Not until I'd reread what I'd written did I realize that that had been taken completely from how I felt about my mother's death,”Rowling said. “In fact, death and losing one's parent and what death means, I would say, is one of the central themes（主题）in all seven books.”The books would not have their broad interest if they were only exciting tales of magical adventure, and grown-ups would not find them so attractive.

　　Perhaps this is one of the reasons why Harry is so hot.

(1)According to the writer, why is Harry so hot?

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A．The story is full of magic.

B．There is plenty for children and adults to enjoy.

C．The language is beautiful.

D．Death is the central theme in the book.

(2)What does the underlined work “promise”probably mean?

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A．To tell someone you will certainly do something.

B．To make something seem likely.

C．To be sure to do something.

D．To think that something is true.

(3)According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

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A．Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth Harry Potter book.

B．Only children are interested in the Harry Potter books.

C．What Rowling writes in the books has no relation with herself.

D．Rowling's way of naming people and things is very common.

    Only three local students won Chinese Blog Competition. And 15 of the 18 awards went to students from China.

    170 students’ task：to get a fully-designed blog up and running, complete with many postings based on a theme of choice—all written in Chinese.

    Themes ranged from local opinions—such as the usage of. Singlish, education and whether Singapore can be a cultural centre—to food blogs.

    The entries were judged on Language proficiency and the quality of writing, as well as the design and level of exchanging ideas with readers.

    Academics from the National University of Singapore and the SIM University IT experts, and a journalist from Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao in Singapore made up the judges.

    In the end, only three Singaporean students made it to the award list—the rest of the awards were swept up by students from China.

    “No surprise.” said Mr. Chow Yaw Long, 37, teacher-in-charge from Innova Junior College. which organized the event. “Although the topics were local subjects, the foreign students were generally better in terms of the content of the posts and their grasp of the Chinese language.”

    One of the three local students winning the first prize in the Best Language Award was blogger Christina Gao, 19, from the Saint Andrew’s Junior College, who spared no effort in researching for and writing her biog. Each entry took her between five and seven days to produce, complete with pictures and even podcasts（播客）.

    Her advice for bloggers is：Be responsible.

    “Some bloggers out there only seek to blame the authorities and other bloggers.” said Miss Gao. ‘‘I think they lack responsibilities and there is no value to their posts. ”

  56. The competition was organized by          .

    A. the National University of Singapore

    B. Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao

    C. Innova Junior College

    D. the Saint Andrew’s Junior College

  57. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    A. Chinese students won most of the awards.

    B. Not all the themes were about local subjects.

    C. The blogs could be written in Chinese or Singiish.

    D. The judges were from universities in Singapore and China.

  58. What Miss Gao said suggests that          .

    A. she likes to blame the authorities          B. she has a sense of responsibility

    C. she thinks highly of the others’ blogs    D. she loves to read valuable posts

59. The passage is mainly about          .

    A. how Chinese students won the awards in the competition

    B. why bloggers should take responsibility for their blogs

    C. how Miss Gao won the first prize in the competition

    D. what the result of the competition was

Only three local students won Chinese Blog（博客） Competition. And 15 of the 18 awards want to students from China. 

170 students’ task: to get a fully-designed blog up and running, complete with many posting based on a theme of choice—all written in Chinese. 

Themes ranged from local opinions－such as the usage of Singlish, education and whether Singapore can be a cultural centre－to food blogs. 

The entries were judged on Language proficiency（ 熟练程度）and the quality of writing, as well as the design and level of exchanging ideas with readers. 

Academics from the National University of Singapore and the SIM University IT experts, and a journalist from Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao in Singapore made up the judges. 

In the end, only three Singaporean students made it to the award list—the rest of the awards were swept up by students from China. 

“No surprise.” said Mr. Chow Yaw Long, 37 , teachers in charge from Ianova Junior Collage, which organized the event. “Although the topics were local subjects, the foreign students were generally better in terms of the content of the posts and their grasp of the Chinese language.”

One of the three local students winning the first prize in the Best Language Award was blogger Christina Gao 19, from the Saint Andrew’s Junior Collage, who spared no effort in researching for and writing her blog. Each entry took her between five and seven days to produce, complete with pictures and even podcasts （播客）

Her advice for bloggers is: Be responsible

“Some bloggers out there only seek to blame the authorities and other bloggers.” Said Miss Gao. “I think they lack responsibilities and there is no value to their posts.”

The competition was organized by

A. the National University of Singapore     B. Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao

C. Innova Junior College        D. the Saint Andrew’s Junior College

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Chinese students won most of the awards. 

B. Not all the themes were about local subjects

C. The blogs could be written in Chinese or Singlish. 

D. The judges were from university in Singapore and China. 

What Miss Gao said suggests that

A. she likes to blame the authorities       B. she has a sense of responsibility

C. she thinks highly of the others’ blogs      D. she loves to read valuable posts

The passage in mainly about

A. how Chinese students won the awards in the competition

B. why bloggers should take responsibility for their blogs

C. how Miss Gao won the first prize in the competition

D. what the result of the competition was

Only three local students won Chinese Blog（博客）Competition. And 15 of the 18 awards went to students from China. 

170 students’ task: to get a fully-designed blog up and running, complete with many posting based on a theme of choice—all written in Chinese. 

Themes ranged from local opinions－such as the usage of Singlish, education and whether Singapore can be a cultural centre－to food blogs. 

The entries were judged on Language proficiency（熟练程度）and the quality of writing, as well as the design and level of exchanging ideas with readers. 

Academics from the National University of Singapore and the SIM University IT experts, and a journalist from Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao in Singapore made up the judges. 

In the end, only three Singaporean students made it to the award list—the rest of the awards were swept up by students from China. 

   “No surprise.” said Mr. Chow Yaw Long, 37, teachers in charge from Ianova Junior College, which organized the event. “Although the topics were local subjects, the foreign students were generally better in terms of the content of the posts and their grasp of the Chinese language.”

One of the three local students winning the first prize in the Best Language Award was blogger Christina Gao，19, from the Saint Andrew’s Junior College, who spared no effort in researching for and writing her blog. Each entry took her between five and seven days to produce, complete with pictures and even podcasts（播客）.Her advice for bloggers is: Be responsible. “Some bloggers out there only seek to blame the authorities and other bloggers.” Said Miss Gao. “I think they lack responsibilities and there is no value to their posts.”

1.The competition was organized by _______

A. the National University of Singapore

B. Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao

C. Ianova Junior College               

D. the Saint Andrew’s Junior College

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Chinese students won most of the awards. 

B. Not all the themes were about local subjects

C. The blogs could be written in Chinese or Singlish. 

D. The judges were from university in Singapore and China. 

3.What Miss Gao said suggests that _____________

A. she likes to blame the authorities      

B. she has a sense of responsibility

C. she thinks highly of the others’ blogs 

D. she loves to read valuable posts